UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 3, Page 4
September 16, 1993
FORTUNE 2000 Program attracts special contribution

     Jorge A. Brathwaite of Wilmington, senior vice president of the Bank
of New York (Delaware), recently donated $10,000 to the University of
Delaware's FORTUNE 2000 Program, a comprehensive support program for
minority students in the College of Business and Economics. Brathwaite's
individual contribution was matched by an equal contribution from the
bank's foundation.
     Brathwaite is a native of Panama who has lived and worked in Delaware
for the last two years. He said he heard of the FORTUNE 2000 Program
through a newspaper feature on Terry M. Whittaker, assistant dean of the
College of Business and Economics and director of the program.
     "I have always been of the opinion that people should do whatever they
can to support the educational process," Brathwaite said. "As a minority,
the first step in the chain is to try to combat the economic deprivation so
many minorities have encountered. After reading the article, I called Terry
and we began to discuss a contribution and having the company match my
personal contribution.
     "I like the pulse of the FORTUNE 2000 program," Brathwaite said.  "It
develops leadership and prepares students for entry into the business
world. It provides opportunities for deserving minorities."
     Brathwaite earned his undergraduate degree from Howard University and
his master's degree in public administration from Baruch College, part of
the City University of New York. He also is a graduate of the Georgia State
University Graduate School of EFTS and of the Harvard University Graduate
School of Business Programs for Management Development.
     He worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for l8 years and,
prior to moving to Delaware, worked for his current employer in New York
for four years.
     In addition to his contribution to the University, he has arranged
three internships at the Bank of New York (Delaware) for FORTUNE 2000
students.
     Currently those internships are held by Tameka Reynolds, a senior
marketing major from Willingboro, N.J.; Kenneth Williams, a senior finance
major from Camdem-Wyoming; and Rosalind Pratcher, a senior accounting major
from Wilmington.
     "It is unusual for an individual to give $10,000 to a minority
program," Whittaker said. "From my experience, Mr. Braithwaite's
contribution is one of the largest donations from a minority entrepreneur.
In addition to his financial contribution and the internships, he has been
responsible for getting representatives of the bank to serve on several of
our developmental committees. He has spearheaded many initiatives."
     Kenneth R. Biederman, dean of the University's College of Business and
Economics, expressed his appreciation on behalf of the college for
Brathwaite's and the Bank of New York's generosity in support of the
FORTUNE 2000 program.
                                        -Beth Thomas